On a Clear Day I Can See Armageddon: The Collision of Israel, Islam, and Oil Book

Introduction
Acknowledgements

Chapter 1 Why Do They Hate Us and Why We Should Care
The Dilemma for the Devout Moderate Muslim
Hypocrisy of Doctrine
Blood Sport
The New Poster Boys of Terror
A More Sinister Bluebrint
Armageddon Is Approaching
The Achilles' Heel of the United States
The Continuing Conundrum

Chapter 2 Abraham and the Sibling Rivalry
Common Beginning
Abraham's Family Tree
The Covenant First Revealed
Wanderings
Abram Returned to Canaan
Abram Established Ownership in Canaan
Abram the Warrior
Covenant Reaffirmed
Ishmael, the First Son, by Hagar
Name Change, and a Second Son Promised
Isaac, the Second Son, by Sarah
Abraham's Test
Hagar and Ishmael Banished
Abraham's Legacy
Three Views of Abraham's God

Chapter 3 Judaism
History
Holy Books
Covenants
Beliefs
Sacramental Rites
Celebrations
Sanctuaries
Schisms

Chapter 4 Christianity
History
Holy Books
Covenants
Beliefs
Sacramental Rites
Celebrations
Sanctuaries
Schisms

Chapter 5 Islam
History
Holy Books
Covenants
Beliefs
Sacramental Rites
Celebrations
Sanctuaries
Schisms

Chapter 6 "Allah Akbar" and "God Wills It"
The First Jihad into Europe
The Byzantine Buffer
The Crusades
The Orders of Knights
Crusades in Reflection
The Reconquista
The Inquisitions
The Ottomans
Religious Wars in the East

Chapter 7 Who Owns Jerusalem?
The Old City
Jewish Claims
Christian Claims
Muslim Claims
The Cave of Machpelah
The Historical Owners of the Holy Land
3000-2200 B.C.: Sumerians, Akkadians, and Egyptians
2200-1700 B.C.: The Egyptians
1700-1500 B.C.: The Hyksos
1500-1200 B.C.: Egyptians and Hittites
1200-1000 B.C.: Philistines, Canaanites, and Phoenicians
1000-931 B.C.: The Hebrew Kingdom of David and Solomon
931-739 B.C.: Hebrew Civil War Period
739-605 B.C.: The Assyrians
605-539 B.C.: The Chaldean or New Babylonian Empire
539-333 B.C.: The Persian Empire
333-143 B.C.: The Greeks, Alexander, and the Hellenistic World
143-64 B.C.: The Maccabean Kingdom
64 B.C.-A.D. 330: The Roman Empire
330-636: The Byzantine Empire
636-1071: Umayyad, Abbasids, and Fatimids
1071-99: The Seljuk Turks
1099-1291: The Crusades
1291-1516: The Mamluks
1516-1919: The Ottoman Turks
1919-48: The British
1948-Present: The Israelis
Who Owns Jerusalem and the Holy Land?

Chapter 8 The Last One Hundred Years in the Holy Land
Zionism and the Aliyahs
Rumors of War
Promises Made
The Spoils of War and the Hashemite Betrayal
The Pacifist Jews
Arab Hostility and Revolt
The Militant Jews
Prelude to Statehood
Israel's War of Independence
Arab Citizens and Refugees
Confiscated Arab Land
1967 and Afterwards
The Israeli Settlements
The Palestinian Terrorists
The Jewish Terrorists
The Wrath of God Squad
The Lebanon Venture
Americans Murdered and Taken Hostage in Lebanon
The First Intifada
The Last Dance

Chapter 9 The Rise and Fall of the Christian Oil Barons
Rockefeller and Roosevelt
Standard's Early Competitors
Samuels and Deterding
Gulbenkian and Turkey
Persia and D'Arcy
Fisher and Churchill
War and Peace
World War II
The Shah and Mossedegh
The Seven Sisters and the Wannabes
OPEC
Qadhafi, Tapline, and Vietnam
Embargo and Nationalization
Iran, Iraq, and Ever After
Retreat and Consolidation

Chapter 10 Muslim Oil Barons
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Iran
Kuwait and the Emirates
Kuwait
The United Arab Emirates
Other Muslim Producers

Chapter 11 War, Remembrance, and the New God
The United States' Response
The Kyoto Connection
The French Model
French Environmental Results
Other Nations' Reactions

Chapter 12 Jihads, Crusades, and Homeland Security
Jihads and the U.S. Response
The Modified Ottoman Plan
Force a Solution on the Israelis and Palestinians
Heads of Terms
The Solution to the Iraqi Quagmire
A Crusade to Rescue the God of Oil
Reconquista from the South Is Made for al Qaeda
The Smart Social Security Card
Upgrade Travel Security by Low Technology Methods

Chapter 13 Take the Road Less Traveled
Projects
Legislation
A Rational, Integrated Energy and Environmental Program

Epilogue: Back to the Future
Attention Deficit Disorder
It's Like Déjà Vu All Over Again
Messiahs and Mahdis

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